Jim Rivera

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 196lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: July 22, 1921 in New York, NY us

Died: November 13, 2017 in Fort Wayne, IN

High School: St. Dominic's HS (Blauvelt, NY)

Debut: April 15, 1952 (Age 30-268d, 10,869th in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1961 (Age 40-070d)
vs. WSA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Manuel Joseph Rivera

Nicknames: Jungle Jim

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

3552

911

.257

503

RBI

422

160

OBP

.328

SLG

.402

OPS

.729

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	52 (51)	Jun 11 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-7	GF	13	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	54 (1)	Jun 12	KCA	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	60 (5)	Jun 18	KCA		LAA	L,3-5	CG	46	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	62 (1)	Jun 20	KCA		NYY	L,2-6	GF	13	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH CF
5	64 (1)	Jun 22	KCA		NYY	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	65	Jun 23	KCA		BOS	L,4-5	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	66	Jun 24	KCA		BOS	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	67	Jun 25 (1)	KCA		BOS	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	68	Jun 25 (2)	KCA		BOS	W,3-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	75 (6)	Jul 2	KCA		MIN	W,8-7	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	76	Jul 3	KCA	@	LAA	L,3-5	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	80 (3)	Jul 6	KCA		CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
13	81	Jul 7 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
14	82	Jul 7 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	83	Jul 8	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-7	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	86 (2)	Jul 14 (2)	KCA	@	WSA	W,9-7	GS	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	89 (2)	Jul 16 (2)	KCA	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	90	Jul 17	KCA	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	92 (1)	Jul 19	KCA	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	93	Jul 21	KCA		DET	W,3-2	GF	10	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	94	Jul 23 (1)	KCA		DET	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	95	Jul 23 (2)	KCA		DET	L,14-17	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
23	96	Jul 25	KCA		CLE	W,3-2	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	97	Jul 26	KCA		CLE	L,5-12	GS	13	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	109 (11)	Aug 7	KCA	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	111 (1)	Aug 8 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,6-5	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	112	Aug 9	KCA	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
28	113	Aug 10	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	115 (1)	Aug 12	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	119 (3)	Aug 16	KCA	@	MIN	W,12-7	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	120	Aug 18	KCA		CHW	W,3-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
32	121	Aug 19	KCA		CHW	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	122	Aug 20 (1)	KCA		CHW	L,3-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
34	124 (1)	Aug 22	KCA		BAL	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
35	127 (2)	Aug 25	KCA		NYY	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	128	Aug 26	KCA		NYY	L,1-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	142 (13)	Sep 9	KCA		MIN	L,4-5	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	146 (3)	Sep 13	KCA	@	DET	L,0-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	147	Sep 14	KCA	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	157 (9)	Sep 25 (2)	KCA		DET	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	159 (1)	Sep 27	KCA		DET	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	161 (1)	Sep 30	KCA		WSA	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							42gm		299.2	54	0	1	55	0